| Bagnan I | |
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Bagnan I
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Parliamentary constituency | Uluberia |
| Assembly constituency | Bagnan, Amta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.1 sq mi (83.01 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 191,188 |
| • Density | 5,964.7/sq mi (2,303/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
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| Literacy Rate | 76.22 per cent |
| Website | http://howrah.gov.in/ |
Bagnan I (community development block) (Bengali: বাগনান I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bagnan police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Bagnan. Khalor and Bagnan are urban areas in this block.[1][2]
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Kalyanpur, a constituent panchayat of Bagnan I block, is located at .
Bagnan I community development block has an area of 83.01 km2.[2]
Gram panchayats of Bagnan I block/panchayat samiti are: Bagnan I, Bagnan II, Bainan, Baksihat, Bangalpur, Haturia I, Haturia II, Kalyanpur, Khalore and Sabsit.[3]
As per 2001 census, Bagnan I block had a total population of 191,188, out of which 97,967 were males and 93,221 were females. Bagnan I block registered a population growth of 16.21 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent.[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]
Scheduled castes at 30,454 formed around one-sixth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,825.[5]
As per 2001 census, Bagnan I block had a total literacy of 76.22 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 83.28 per cent female literacy was 68.81 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.[6]
Kalyanpur is famous for Buropir Saheb Madrasa where people from all over Howrah district come for visiting it.
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